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BH19 9AB

Swanage · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Swanage
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH19 1AA 2 m
BH19 3WF 2 m
BH19 3YH 2 m
BH19 9BE 2 m
BH19 9BF 2 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BH19 9AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2004
Terminated
1 October 2013
Postcode area
BH
Postcode district
BH19
Postcode sector
BH19 9
Latitude
50.609374
Longitude
-1.959183
British National Grid easting
402,984
British National Grid northing
78,853

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Swanage · E05012722
Parish or community
E04003483
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103843
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 042E · E01020482
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 042 · E02004268

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Swanage Primary School

    Academy converter

    415 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
377
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 157
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • SWANAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RAILWAY STATION APPROACH, SWANAGE, BH19 1HB

    ODS code J81010

    88 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Swanage

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Swanage

    0.1 miles

  • Swanage (Swanage Railway)

    TMU · Swanage

    0.1 miles

  • Swanage (Swanage Railway)

    PLT · Swanage

    0.1 miles

  • Swanage (Swanage Railway)

    MET · Swanage

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 042E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,725 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Swanage Primary School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

377 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 157 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.